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QUOTES from page 7 .............. The Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/12/03, Budget Blues Worsen. "The city may be forced to slash as much as $3 million from its annual budget by early fall — likely requiring the council to gut recreation programs and slice the police budget." The Fresno Bee, 7112/03, Budget Jam Risks Child -Care Subsidies. "State officials and family advocates say 300,000 low- income families are in danger of losing child -care subsidies until a Califor- nia budget is signed." The Los Angeles Times, 7/11/03, State Senate Republicans Reject Tax Hikes, Propose Deeper Cuts. "Pressed to offer their own vision of a California budget, Senate Republicans on Thurs- day presented a package that proposed to close the state's shortfall by using a combination of borrowing and spending cuts and pointedly reject- ing tax hikes." The Contra Costa Times, 7/11/03, Dem's Could Yield on Tax Hikes. "With state finances unraveling, Gov. Gray Davis and key Democrats in the Legislature are preparing to abandon their call for new taxes and accept deeper social service cuts to protect California from fiscal disaster." San Diego Union Tribune, 7/11/03, Angry Davis Says Budget Logjam Will Imperil Road Jobs. "Gov. Gray Davis, lashing out at Republi- cans, yesterday said a budget deadlock will prevent Caltrans from paying contractors after July 20, jeopardizing nearly 200,000 jobs as well as highway projects and public safety." The Stockton Record, 7/11/03, Gov. Davis Predicts Compromise. "Gov. Gray Davis on Thursday predicted the budget logjam might soon break but said the compromise probably won't include the tax increases Democrats say are needed to protect schoolchildren, the poor and the elderly." The Monterey County Herald, 7/11103, Davis Says GOP Blocking Budget. "Gov. Gray Davis lashed out at Republican leaders Thursday for refusing to support his budget plan and warned that a longer budget deadlock could mean the temporary loss of more than 200,000 jobs tied to state transportation projects." Legislative Bill . Action . SEND The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website's new "Issues and Advocacy" page (www.cacities.ora/ issuesandadvocacv) — a one -stop location to access information about legislation, policy issues and related developments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org /legtracking), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center, research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS AS 872 (Strickland). Speed Limits. AB 872 permits greater local discretion over determining speed limits on local streets and roads when en- forced by radar. It is an important part of cities responsibility to assure that highways and streets are as safe as possible for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public service and utility workers, and other motorists. The bill did not pass the Senate Transportation Committee on July 15 by a vote of four to seven. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status: SenTrans, Position: Support. HOUSING AND LAND USE SB 711 (Keuhl). Oak Woodlands, Environ- mental Quality. Cities with large amounts of oak trees should carefully examine SB 711 as this measure could significantly affect development and land use planning in their communities. SB 711 declares that timberland and oak woodland conver- sion projects are discretionary projects under CEQA and these projects would also be subject to State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection approval. Oak woodlands are defined as an oak stand with a PAGE 8 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org